Chapter 1: Quiz

Which of the following names the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome in the order of occurrence?

Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion

Which of the following terms is defined as a relaxation technique that involves a sensation of heaviness, warmth, and tingling in the limbs?

Autogenic training

Which of the following is characteristic of the third phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.

Which of the following pioneers studied transcendental meditation and developed a similar meditative technique that was successfully employed to help reduce his patients' levels of high blood pressure?

Herbert Benson

Which of the following dimensions of health is known as the ability to learn and grow intellectually?

Mental Health

Which of the following researchers are known for studying stress and headaches?

Stewart Wolf, Thomas Budzynski, and Harold Wolff

Identify a feature of the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance rises above normal.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate stress management goal?

To eliminate all stress

The noted physiologist who was employed at Harvard Medical School and who first described the body's reaction to stress was:

Walter Cannon

Toxins, heat, and cold are examples of _____ stressors.

environmental

According to the _____ theory developed by Kobasa and her colleagues, less stress will result if you perceive potentially stressful events as a challenge instead of a threat.

hardiness

Use of time and purpose in life are examples of _____ stressors.

philosophical

Unemployment and death of a loved one are examples of _____ stressors.

sociological

The fight-or-flight response is termed:

stress reactivity.